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Comments and insights on the name Pearl: | Edit

This is currently my favorite girl's name...edgy and daring. I think we will be seeing this one on the rise.

Way too old and dusty!!!!

Personal experiences with the name Pearl: | Edit

The most loving person I've ever known was named Pearl. To me it just sounds like unconditional love.

Nicknames for Pearl: | Edit

Pearly

Meanings and history of the name Pearl: | Edit

English word taken from the name of the gemstone
Birthstone for the month of June
Pearls are associated with innocence and modesty.

Famous real-life people named Pearl: | Edit

Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress
Pearl S. Buck, Pulitzer prize-winning American author
Minnie Pearl, American country singer and comedian
Pearl Osbourne, daughter of Jack Osbourne

Pearl in song, story & screen: | Edit

Pearl is Hester's daughter in the book "The Scarlet Letter."
Pearl the Observation Car, fictional character in the musical "Starlight Express"
"The Pearl," novella by American author John Steinbeck
"The Pearl of Great Price" is part of the standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"Pearl," album by Janis Joplin
Pearl Jam, American rock band
"Pearls Before Swine," American comic strip by Stephan Pastis
Pearl in "Finding Nemo"